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Commercial motorcycle riders across Abia State’s three main urban centres have until Monday to park their bikes, after Governor Alex Otti approved a fresh prohibition on okada operations within Umuahia, Aba and Ohafia, reviving a restriction that has shaped transport policy in the state since he took office. The State’s Commissioner for Information, Okey…
Japan stamped their authority on the 2026 World Cup with a commanding 4-0 demolition of Tunisia on Saturday at the Estadio Monterrey in Guadalupe, Mexico, a result that ended the North African side’s tournament and lifted the Asian giants to the brink of the last 32. Striker Ayase Ueda scored twice, with Daichi Kamada and…
Governor Biodun Oyebanji of the All Progressives Congress has been re-elected to a second term in Ekiti State, defeating 13 challengers and becoming the first governor in the state’s history to retain power through immediate re-election. The Independent National Electoral Commission declared Mr Oyebanji winner in the early hours of Sunday, June 21, 2026,…
The United States government is permanently halting its massive financial support for South Africa’s national HIV and AIDS response programmes. State Department officials confirmed a phased drawdown of the President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief, commonly known as PEPFAR, to close out operations by early next year. The abrupt fiscal withdrawal ends a multi-billion-dollar health…
A continuous wave of armed banditry and ransom kidnappings has forced the total abandonment of Owa-Onire town in the Ifelodun Local Government Area of Kwara State. Police tactical units, including the Mobile Police Force and specialized anti-kidnapping squads, discovered the empty settlement during a sweeping forest clearance operation. Heavily armed patrols moved through deserted residential…
Iran shut down the strategic Strait of Hormuz today in a dramatic escalation following intense Israeli military strikes on southern Lebanon. Tehran announced a complete ban on all commercial shipping through the narrow maritime corridor, which handles nearly a fifth of the world’s daily petroleum consumption. The aggressive maneuver shatters the fragile 112-day ceasefire memorandum…
Nigerian troops successfully neutralized an armed abduction attempt and rescued 22 hostages during dual tactical operations across Sokoto State. The coordinated counter-terror strikes, executed by the joint task force under Operation Hadarin Daji, targeted known bandit strongholds in the North-West zone. Major General Bamidele Alabi, the Commander of the Joint Task Force, confirmed the operational…
Voters across Ekiti State are heading to the polls today to elect a governor for the next four years in a highly anticipated off-cycle election. The contest has effectively narrowed to a high-stakes duel between the incumbent, Governor Biodun Oyebanji of the All Progressives Congress, and Dr Wole Oluyede of the Peoples Democratic Party. While…
Former Petroleum Minister Diezani Alison-Madueke accused British law enforcement authorities of destroying her life, career, and integrity through a failed corruption prosecution spanning more than a decade. The former minister made the remarks during an interview with the BBC following her full acquittal by a jury at Southwark Crown Court in London. A British jury…
Widespread insecurity and systemic institutional impunity are actively dismantling fundamental human rights across Nigeria, United Nations rights envoy, Nazila Ghanea, has warned. The international body delivered this critical assessment following an extensive structural review of the country’s domestic security and judicial architecture. The report notes that the state’s inability to protect civilians from non-state armed…
